The department responded to a call at 3:40 a.m. to Park Shore Road and found the barn fully engulfed in flames.

A neighbor called 911 after realizing the barn was on fire.

The horse owners were leasing the land; there is no home on the property.

A caretaker resides in a small living area inside the barn and woke to heavy smoke. He attempted to rescue one of the horses but was unable to get any of the animals out before the smoke became too dense.